go-libregf

Go bindings for the libregf C library, which exposes an API for handling Windows Registry files

What is Working

registry files (open, root key, get key, get value)
keys (name, classname, values, subkeys)
values (name, value, support for most types)
error handling

How to Use

inport (
  "fmt"
  "github.com/jdrowell/go-libregf"
)

func report(filepath string, values []string) error {
  file, err := libregf.OpenFile(filepath)
  if err != nil { return err }
  defer file.Close()

  for _, path := range values {
    v, err := file.Value(path)
    if err != nil { return err }
    fmt.Printf("%s: %s\n", path, v)
  }

  return nil
}

func main() {
  err := report("SOFTWARE", []string{
    "Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\RegisteredOrganization",
    "Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\RegisteredOwner",
    "Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\ProductName",
    "Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\InstallDate",
    "Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\ProductId",
  })
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    os.Exit(1)
  }
}

Dependencies

These bindings are up to date with release alpha-20230319 of libregf. You must have libregf-dev installed to be able to link your binary. Also, make sure NOT to have something like CGO_ENABLED=0 in your environment.

Documentation

There is inline documentation in go doc format. Just use that command to explore it.